Worse than TPP? Defence pilloried
Found on Civil Liberties Australia on Wednesday, 25 March 2015
The Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2015, expected to become law within weeks, regulates high-tech research and development in Australia…and may drive the nation’s best researchers and academics overseas for good.
If a university academic shares an “inappropriate” email with a fellow academic overseas on dual-use research, the Australian faces a $400,000 fine, 10 years in jail and forfeiture of work. Meanwhile, in reverse, the overseas academic could communicate exactly the same information to an Australian researcher without fault or punishment.
Like with the TPP trade agreement, the new law stems from US hegemony.
Down under isn't the nice place it used to be. Clueless politicians can ruin everything.